Chapel St Leonards Surf Break

Lat Long: 53.21° N 0.35° E

Chapel St Leonards 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 06 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Chapel St Leonards sea temperature is
17.0°C
3.7° 

Chapel St Leonards surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Chapel St Leonards today (06 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Chapel St Leonards at 6AM is: 0.1m 16s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 06). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)16s
Afternoon (06 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)8s
Evening (06 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)3s

Table - waves today at Chapel St Leonards. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue morning, fresh winds from the N by Wed morning).

Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
3
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
8
0.5
NNE
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.3
N
7
0.9
N
4
1.3
N
5
1.4
N
6
1.4
N
6
1.2
N
6
0.7
NE
6
1.2
N
6
1.2
N
6
1.2
N
6
1.1
N
6
1
N
7
0.9
N
7
0.9
N
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
0
5
5
5
4
1
5
4
4
4
9
27
0
0
121
85
37
0
0
108
97
92
86
90
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
W
20
NNE
20
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
35
N
35
N
30
NNW
25
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
W
20
WSW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
2:40AM4.12m
3:47PM4.23m
3:55AM4.48m
4:47PM4.61m
4:50AM4.90m
5:33PM4.97m
Low Tide
9:30AM1.43m
10:08PM1.86m
10:41AM0.97m
11:05PM1.48m
11:30AM0.55m
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7:11
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6:23
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6:22
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1
5
12
3
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Temp °C
17
16
15
16
19
14
13
14
14
14
13
12
12
12
12
11
9
8
8
9
12
14
13
11
Feels °C
16
14
13
14
18
11
10
11
12
13
12
6
6
5
6
6
3
2
2
3
6
9
8
6
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